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050 00 $aQL698.7$b.B87 1990
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100 1 $aBurton, Robert,$d1941-
245 10 $aBirdflight :$ban illustrated study of birds' aerial mastery /$cRobert Burton ; foreword by Christopher Perrins.
246 3 $aBird flight
260 $aNew York :$bFacts on File,$c℗♭1990.
300 $a160 pages :$bcolor illustrations ;$c28 cm
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500 $a"An Eddison-Sadd edition"--Title page verso.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (page 157) and index.
505 0 $aConquering the air. Into the air ; Evolution of bird flight ; Learning how birds fly -- The bird as a flying machine. Basic principles ; The wing of a bird ; Spreading the wing ; Feathers ; Gliding ; The tail ; Flapping flight ; Power for flight ; Power and speed ; What speed to fly ; Built for flight ; Fuel for flying ; Heart and lungs ; Flight maintenance ; Moulting -- Flying skills. Taking off ; Landing ; Control of flight ; Fine control -- Styles of flight. Wings and flight ; Fee-wheeling ; Soaring ; Ground effect ; Formation flying ; Hovering -- Living in the air. Time in the air ; Flight for feeding ; Flying to avoid predators ; Flight for migration ; Flight for breeding ; First flight.
520 $aExplains the mechanics of bird flight.
650 0 $aBirds$xFlight.
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653 0 $aBirds$aAnatomy
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